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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18

MILWAUKEE, February II.
Wheat-Cash 75A March TAN May 7Sh.
, Corn-No. 8, S8A.
Oats-No. Q, 81.
Rye-No. /, Soy.
BRrley-No, 2, 81.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
what's the Court Newsf

Mitchell Republican, 18th: From
about noon yesterday until near mid
night the above question was put to the
Republican and the telegraph officers
combined less than q million times, the
provooation being the announcement
that the court bill would come to q vote
in the council. Nothing was hearc
from the seat OF war, however, unit
about ii O'clock when the special to the
Republican said that the bill had moi
been reached at all. Bets were made il
II or two instances, and the average
Mitchellite refuses to gave mp until tie
roll liz called.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18

Washington telegram, 18th: Samuel
j. Randall, of the house committee on
rules, said to-day that the committee
vas inclined to give q day for oonsidera-
ton of the bill to open the Sioux Indian
reservation. He would not say however
that there was much prospect of success
OF the effort to get a day. Delegate
Clifford, of Dakota, has taken new hope
from Randall's announcement and says
he believes the bill will be considered.
Nelson and Peek, of the committee on
Indian affairs. to not believe there is any
ground for anticipating the final passage
of the bill.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
lailn ress and 9akotasaa
THE NEWS EpIToMIzED.

The steamship Great Eastern was sold
at auctaon yesterday for $3.50 900.
In the New Jersey Legislature the
democratic contestants have been seated
The president and Mrs. Cleveland
gave o state dinner last night in honor
OF the supreme court.
A special from Lyons, Michigan. says
that the danger is considered 9 and
families are returning to their homes.
The presldent has given no intimation
as to whom he would appoint to succeed
Mr.. Manning as secretary of the treas
ury.
II is semI-oficially stated that the
relations between Austria and Russia
are SO much improved that it is no
longer expected Austria would make
Russian occupation Of Bulgaria a casus
belli.
A letter from Havana dated February
12th,says: The head cashier OF the Banco
Industrial, OF this city, disappeared on
January 30th. An examination OF his
books has revealed a defalcation OF
$55,000 in gold.
The labor convention, which is to
assemble at Cincinnati next Tuesday, is
now the absorbing topio in all political
circles. 1t is called to organize, or at
least discuss the propriety of organizing
q now rational political party in the
interest of workingmen,
The West Virginia senate passed
resolution which provides for the sub
mission of the question of prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF liquors il
that state. The house adopted the
resolution two weeks ago. The question
will be voted on in November, 1888.
It is stated the Herr Won Radowitz
German ambassador to the porte, has
informed the Bulgarian deputation tina
in the event Of failure to settle thu
Bulgarian question by the negotiation
pending, Russia will occupy Bulgaria
with the consent Of Germany ant
Austria.
The two senate bills for the construc
tions OF ordnance, known as the atwi
ordnance bills, have been referred b
the appropriations committee OF tn
house to the subcommittee IN f~ortifica
tions, which is composed OF Messrt
Forney, Randall. Butler, Butterwortt
Ryan and Holmes.
James w. Foshay, OF New York
late president of the Broadway ant
Seventh Avenue railway company, die
yesterday. An indictment is on I'll
against Foshay for being a party t
giving of brides to members OF tn
board OF alderman OF 1884 in ~eonnectio
with the passage OF the franchise.
The president sent the following nom
nations to the senate yesterday: Samue
N, Aldrieh, OF Massachusetts, to be az
So {: lists n Isl at Besten. John N
Mercer. Of Iowa, to be surveyor {
customs at Burlington, 10. Oven n
Gioughlin, to be surveyor of customs q
Dubuque. 10. Anahur Il. Delaney, {
Wisconsin, to be collector of customs fc
the district Of Alaska w. w. Armstrong
to postmaster at Cleveland.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
DAKOTA. CONVERSATIONS.

The Red River Valley Farmers elli-
ance waa organized at Fargo Tuesday.
The Pembina river is OVERLOOKING con-
stantly on account of the ice being
frozen to the bottom.
Over 800 car loads OF grain has been
shipped from Montrose, McCook county,
since the season opened.
Moody county farmers are figuring on
raising q large amour OF wheat this
aeason and very little flax.
There are l29. s85 head OF cattle in the
two counties OF Butte and Lawrence,
representing q value of SIS 500 600.
Matthias Leonard, of WATERFOWL. has
been held to the grand jury on a charge
.of assault with intent to commit q rape.
The school board of Valley City have
dismissed one Of the teachers because abe
persisted In ventilating the school room.
Brookings' FIRST mail in four days ar
rived Wednesday. 1t consisted Ct eleven
hundred letters and q cart load OF papers.
Oliver Carr, d ranohman living on the
Belle Fonrche, between Empire and Vale
wal found q few days ago almost frozen
to death.
A base ball league, completing clubs
FROM Sioux Falls, Huron, Mitchell.
Yankton. Sioux City mud Lie Mars il
under consideration.
] lib. Cogan has taken charge OF the
~ q .1.,r, aua ,,d 1,,Il ,.e,o 1sc q s,k ,,y,p
her fins week. The paper will be q sup
porter oil democracy,
Rev. I. N. Pardee, Of Mitchell, de-
liyered his lecture on travel, "From
West to East, including Mormonism,'
at Diana on Saturday evening.
The Egan tow mill is running in full
blast and orders from st. Louis, Buffalo
and other eastern points are pouring in
faster than the proprietor can fill them,
The people of Canton are unanimously
in favor of the proposition for the sub.
mission oil the division question. The
county is also in favor OF the local option
bill.
In 9 3 in q saloon located on the
Rcd river, midway between Dakota and
Minnesota, near Grand Forks, q Nor.
weigan was fatally pounded by q crowd
of Frenchmen, Tuesday.
A Bismarck dispatch says that invita-
tions have been issued for a wedding
reception to be given by Governor and
Mrs. Pierce to their daughter, Nellie
and james A. Haight, recently clerk OF
the supreme court.
Rev. Father P. Wilhelm, lately pastor
Of Montrose, and formerly of White
Lake, is reported very ill at Conception.
Mo. His health has been declining for
months, and finally Bishop Marty
allowed him to GO south to regain his
health.
Rsv. Mr.. Dudley. of Csnistota, Is tenn
porarily filling the vacancy in the
Methodist p~astorate occasiolaed by the
SERIOUS and prolonged sickness Of Rey.
II, NJ Smith whom this conferences as
signed to Diana and Carthage foriSthe
current year,
The laeen Bee mil property ip Sioux
Feiis has beeu redeemed from sale foE
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
slandering the soions.

Bismarck correspondence Mitchell
Republican: The average legislator has
fine sitting qualities. de Is always look.
ing for something to turn up. He don't
exert himself for he expects to be
entertained. He eats three times q day
long and well, and plays cards. the bal.
ance of the time. The game ia generally
prolonged so late at night that he don't
rise until 8 O'Clock the next morning,
wLich makes the day skip lightly
to u CLIQUE. The session lasts
earh day from 2:30 until 4:39 with u
recess interval OF twenty or thirty m n-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18

utes. On this account these ovefwerk-
ed servants of the people are obliged to
dispense with the reading of bulls and
pass them hastily and often ignorsntly.
Such are some of our Legislators and
such are some Of the hindrancss that
stand in the way OF the prompt enact
ment OF the wise laws for the protection
and fostering OF the interests of the
territory.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
by the same Artist.

Mitchell Republican: Minnesota's
capitol building which threatens to
tumble down about the ears OF her able
ssaseemen, was designed and superinten-
dei BY she same architect who planned
The noudescript shaek which Dakota's
Legislators are shivering in this winter
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-18
The Aetna. difference.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: James g.
Blame will be thu easiest man to nom
mate and the hardest man to elect in
man to nominate aud the easiest man to
elect in 1888. This in our judgment, is
the slight difference between these two
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

On the the first of March the arrange
ments for navigating the Suez Canal bv
night came into operation throughout
the entire length Of the waterway. The
experience which has i,een gained in the
navigation by electric light of the south
ern portion of the canal which has al
ready been in operation for period of
more than twelve months. has been Of
a highly favorable character The pilots
declare that IT III easier to direct the
course of vessel after dark than during
the day, owing to the entire absence of
the optical disturbance of the atmos-
phere, arising from the heated sand. which
is frequent on the banks of the canal dur
ing the hours when the sun is above the
horizon. The regulations now i'm force
require that every vessel proceeding by
night shall be provided with an electric
light sufficiently powerful to enable the
pilot to see both banks of the Canal dis
tlnctly to distance of 200 metres
ahead. In addition to this, the Canal is
illuminated with eighteen stationary
lighthouses, and seventy-six luminous
buoys. The latter are placed in the
curves. and, if upon the African side.
show red light, and upon the Asiatic
side green light. When two vessels
meet at night, the one which has to put
into siding must extinguish its electric
light until the advancing ship has passed
by. The first vessel to pass through the
whole length of the Canal under electric
light was the p. and D. boat Siam. The
passage was made in fifteen hours.
which represents a saving Of at least a
day and half
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

The decision of the Interstate Rail
way Commissioners to hold the long and
short haul question in suspense, is per
haps the most prudent course they could
take. The Commissioners cannot afford
to make mistakes. and any finding that
they may come to must be one which.
allowing for variations in condition,
would be applicable in all parts of the
country. They are given large discre-
tionary powers under the law, but it is
assumed that they will use them with
the utmost caution, and the need of go
ing slow and holding their Judgment, so
to speak. IN suspense. is all the more I'M
perative, for the reason that the law is of
that ambiguous character that even
those who framed it were incapable of
explaining what its application would be
under given conditions We fancy it
will be found out before many months
that the law is simply peg upon which
to hang a national railway commission.
That is to say, that the regulation of the
Interstate railway systems will rest very
much more ON n code of procedure pre-
pared by the Commissioners than upon
the Congressional statute. Considering
the personnel of the Commission, this
may not be an unwise conclusion of the
matter. though in the hands of less scru-
pulous men, this degree of power would
be considered dangerous.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Business Places Must Close SUNDAY
PERSONALS.

Hon. John T. Walker. Of Jacksonville,
is at the Phoenix Hotel.
VIM. Hughes, of the s. F. & w. Rail
road. is at the Saratoga Hotel.
Aaron Ware. a well-known citizen of
Georgetown, was in town yesterday.
j. E. Clark. prominent business man
of Jacksonville, is in the city, guest of
the Hotel Phoenix.
A. T. Gilmore and q. f. Bly,, promi-
nent business men at Louisville, KY, are
at the Saratoga Hotel.
b. F. Crosby, of San Mateo, was in
town yesterday. He says they are not
having any tea parties up there now.
F. A. Mann. editor of the Daytona
Journal. passed through the city yester-
day en- route for Jacksonville, where he
goes to attend the meeting called to dis
cuss the Sub-Tropical Exposition scheme.
Rev. DIR. j. b. Dunn, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will leave Palatka
on Monday next for Boston, where he
will spend the summer. His pulpit will
be occupied during his absence by an
able minister from New Jersey
Messrs. w. J. Jarvis. superintendent,
and X. Mclaughlin, president, of the
st. Augustine and Palatka Railway. and
John j. Aston, Jr., VIM. Astor Chanler
and w. g. Levy, of New York. who are
interested in the road, are guests of the
Hotel Phoenix.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
North Carolina Mountain Butter.

Bill Nye in the Chicago News
As warm weather approaches the
mountain butter of North Carolina is
getting its hair cut short. and / can
truthfully say, Henry, that, although
am no epicure general rule, / have
had my palate tickled more since / came
here than / ever did before. Butter made
in the Businesses of the hills in Buncombe
county is mostly of a pale pearl gray,
with a pin-stripe in it of ultramarine
This does not look badly and it sets off a
hoecake first-rate.
This butter is not eaten by the people
who manufacture 1T. They are poor
sometimes. and have to eat most any
thing that will sustain life, but they
draw the line at this butter. They know
how it is prepared
/ went out into the brush last week to
buy load of wood, and 1 took tea with
a gentleman who lives in an Open-face
cottage on the other side of the noun
tains. / then discovered that these peO-
pie do not eat their own butter. l did
not notice any butter, but they had
gravy as substitute for it. COrn-dOdger
in and of itself will not melt in the
mouth, so l looked around for a means
of lubricating my own. At that time
the warm-hearted and hospitable host
made the following remark: Stranger,
you mustn't be squeamish. Just waller
yer dodger in the dope. That's the way
we do"
/ then proceeded to waller.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Prohibition i'm the West,


Michigan is a State which has had a
wide experience in temperance legisla-
ton. Her people are familiar with Pro
hibition in practice and they have more
recently tried High License They had
what was perhaps the most stringent
prohibitive statute ever enacted i'm the
United States. The Tribune recently
gave AN outline of its provisions. 1t
certainly was law which, if enforced.
ought to- have made drinking virtually
impossible within its jurisdiction. But
it proved failure. Various reasons
We're assigned for this, and impartial OBJ
servers generally agreed that the public
opinion to sustain SO rigid a law was
wanting. Subsequently High License
law was enacted, and worked well. A
gratifying diminution of drunkenness
followed its operation. The number of
saloons dwindled steadily. The law was
of course merely remedial agent not
an infallible specific, but it seemed to
hit the existing stand of public morals,
and consequently it was enforced and
did appreC liable good. This was the
latest situation, and upon this the Prohi-
bition campaign was superimpOsed.
The canvas brought ont a s.roIg feel
ing of dissatisfaction with the intenper-
ate methods OF the PrOhibitlOniStS and
this feeling was developed not among the
liquor men and their allies. natural and
acquired, but in an entirely different
class. The most moderate. rational and
intelligent of the city residents furnished
this dissenting element, and it made its
mark at significant public meeting held
in Detroit some two weeks ago at which
the claims of Prohibition and High Lii
cense We're analysed and compared by
speakers whose social standing and
knowledge gave large authority to their
conclusion. 1t is evident that this meet
ing was the turning point of the canvass.
From that time Prohibition lost ground.
Calm reflection by thinking men seems
to have led to a belief that the success of
the amendment would only bring i'm
practicable legislation. involving waste
of time, temper and the public funds,
and resulting in no gain to temperance.
The advocates of High License accord
ingiy devoted strongly against the prop
osirion. and it is to the feeling they rep
resent far more than to the efforts of the
liquor interest that the defeat of the
amendment il attributable
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
On Indian River.
Jac ksOnville News.


The jacksonville, Tampa and Kew
West Folks promise a new fast passen-
ger boat for the river, and propose tO
make freight boat of the Rock Ledge.
as she is entirely too slow. They think
they can entirely satisfy the Indian River
people with a new *25 900 Steamboat in
stead of a x3OO.OOO railroad, which will
he the cost of the addition. While some
seemed to assent to this. the majority
feel assured that some other road will
come, and they are fondly anticipating it
via Orlando, as that will give them a
short route to Tampa and New Orleans.
A New York gentleman. who owns
valuable property here, has Offered
to build a road from the hotel
To Lake Poinsett, which will open the
river to business again, as a new. good
boat will be put on to Sanford. and be-
ing one of the most interesting steamboat
rides in the State. fully equaling the
Ocklawaha, it will take a great deal of
the tourist travel
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
The Difference.

Jones writes: The Times Union sup
ports Governor Bloxham for United
States Senator because il believes that he
is qualified for the place. and because it
believes that he is the choice of the PEG
pie, whose wish in such matters should
always prevail"
Jones says: AT a subsequent inter
view with Jones in my office, after the
report of the commission appointed by
Gov. Perry had been made and was
printed, / asked him what effect that
would have upon Bloxham's chances for
the United States Senate. He replied
that will do him no damage. for he was
not the leading spirit in that Board of
Trustees, that he (Bloxham) had always
been somebody's tool. and why not use
him as our tool" l replied that did
not want to see anybody sent to the
United States Senate from Florida who
could be used as tool by anybody.
(Signed) GEO. +. DREW.
Subscribed and sworn to in the city Of
Tallahassee, County of Leon and
(SEAL. State of Florida, before me, on
the 9Th day of April, A. ID. 1887.
(Signed1 w. w. MCGRIFF,
Justice of the Peace
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
POst-Ohlce Directory.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS
General Delivery-Open mt SD a. m; closes
at p. m
Money Order-Open at s.30.a- m; closes at
p. m.
General Delivery on Sunday-From H. m to
go a IN and after arrival of Northern mail
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE
Northern mail arrives at ii. a. IN. and 2-l5
D. m; closes at l0.aD a. m. and AID y. m
Jacksonville mail arrives ut 5.35 y. m; closes
at 4-O p. m u
q m; closes at 1000 a. IN. and I'D y. m
st. Augustine mail arrives at 9O5 IA IN. and
x.10 D. m; CLOSES at 9.3D n. m and p. H.
Palatka and Drayton Island mail arrives at
l0.1D q. m; closes at 100 y. m
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives at I'D a. M
closes at lis p. m.
Florida Southern Railway arrives at 500 p.
m; closes at 800 a. m
Mails from st. Johns and Halifax Hailroad
come via st. Augustine.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
CIRCUIT COURT.

The Criminal Docket Continued. and Sew
era1 Cases Tried.
When the criminal docket is up before
the Circuit Court. a large crowd is al
ways in attendance to watch the pro-
ceedings, and yesterday was no excep-
ton, notwithstanding the rain. The
following cases were tried:
State VS.. VIM. Sampson, charged with
carrying concealed weapons, verdict Of
guilty was rendered. The prisoner was
sentenced to four months hard labor in
the county Jail.
The State VS.. Tom Powell, charged
with assault with intent to murder. a
verdict of aggravated assault was render
ed, and the prisoner sentenced to three
months hard labor in the county Jail.
The State VS.. Chas. johnson, charged
with assault with intent to kill. a verdict
of not guilty was rendered. and the
prisoner discharged
The State VS.. Jim Newman. charged
with carrying concealed weapons, the
prisoner. entered plea of guilty. Sen
tence was suspended in this case.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
OathS Taken With Gloves On.

LoiltlOu
1t has hitherto been considered an in
dispensable part of the hocus-pOcus of
taking an oath in a court of justice that
the witness should remove his glove. if
he happens to wear such an article, be-
fore taking the book in his hand. l see,
however. on the authority of Judge Mar
tineau, that there Is room for doubt
whether a man may not swear a per
fectly good oath with his gloves on.
This is certainly the common sense of
the matter, whatever theologians or
lawyers may say. A jew is always
sworn in his hat. and a Chinaman takes
off his boots before calling upon Heaven
to witness his veracity. There may be
nations, for aught | know, who decline
to be sworn in their breeches. l cannot
think, however, that the doom of the
perjurer in the world to come will de-
pend upon how he was dressed when he
took his oath.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09

jefferson. the illustriOus author of the
Declaration of Independence, every line
of it pregnant with meaning for the
coming changes in the destiny Of man.
kind. whose artlor was only equaled by
his vigorous defense of freedom. de
serves not only monument in st. Louis,
in Memphis and New Orleans, but at the
national capital, where it should be as
lofty as a mans genius can compass.
Had the American people been guided
by his wisdom, slavery would have been
wiped out in its almost incipiency. and
the Republic been saved the overwhelm-
ing Observation-Disclosures as well as ma
tional-of blighting and bloody civil
war
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
They Exclaim!

What do you do with all the Goods in
your establishment is a question We have
to answer very frequently.
Why. sell them, Is our reply. We fear
nothing and buy the very best Clothing
and Gents Furnishing Goods in the mar
ket.
Our long experience in the Clothing
Business, has given Us the correct idea:
thus We are enabled to buy a Stock To
suit one and all.
Our Spring and Summer Stock. with
few exceptions. is at hand and ready for
inspection.
The Stock consists of Mems. Bows and
Youths Clothing of all descriptions.
In Shoes we keep up our usual Stock.
Our prices will compare favosably with
any fair competitor North or South.
We are not selling at cost, nor below
cost, but we take all advantages in buy
ing Stock, at the very lowest prices and
give our customers the benefit thereof.
All we ask is a call before purchasing
elsewhere, and if we cannot please YOU,
we will leave you with a smile.
MARCUS LOEB.
ellis Block. Lemon street. Palatka, Fla.
mh2c-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-09
Varnum on Jones.

Mr. Bloxham needed no cOmbina-
tons. no pledges tn secure his victory;
but it seems that he felt uncertain and
nervous. In a moment of weakness he
permitted himself to make a deal with
a mean and degraded thing, a political
leper, despised by the people and obnOx-
Ious to his nearest supporters, and that
person, true to his instincts. turned the
evidences of that deal to his own ac-
count and betrayed his Samson into the
hands of the Philistines."